Canon PowerShot SD940 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD940 IS

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.8
Size
Really small
Ultra compact 89x55x20 mm
Thickness
Thin
0.8"
Weight
Light-weight
120 g
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD940 IS

Size Much smaller 89x55x20 mm vs 103x60x33 mm
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2.1x smaller
Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.3
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At its widest zoom, the SD940 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.5 f-stops)
Weight Much lighter 120 g vs 229 g
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Around 50% lighter
Thickness Much thinner 0.8" vs 1.3"
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Around 40% thinner
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Almost the same
Sensor size Slightly larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm
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Almost the same
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZS3

Zoom Significantly more zoom 12x vs 4x
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9x more zoom
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle 25 mm vs 28 mm
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More than 10% better wide angle
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 460k dots vs 230k dots
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2x higher resolution screen
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO 6,400 ISO vs None
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Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 2.3 fps vs 0.8 fps
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Around 3x faster continuous shooting
Longest exposure Much longer exposures 60s vs 15s
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4x longer exposures
Fastest shutter speed Significantly faster max shutter speed 1/2000s vs 1/1500s
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More than 20% faster max shutter speed
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Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot SD940 IS. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a ultra compact with a travel zoom.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
3 cm
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Movie format Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Travel zoom

$149 - $200

Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker

Canon PowerShot SD940 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$103 - $189

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Weight Heavier
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Ultra compact

Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Size Slightly smaller
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Aperture Narrower aperture
Canon ELPH 310 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$195 - $196

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Aperture Narrower aperture
Size Larger
Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compact

$229

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Size Slightly larger
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Ultra compact

$225

Size Slightly smaller
Thickness Thinner
Weight Heavier

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20

Panasonic Lumix ZS20

Travel zoom

$290 - $350

Zoom Much more zoom
Movie format Higher resolution movies
True resolution Lower true resolution
Longest exposure Much shorter max exposures
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom

$328

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Zoom More zoom
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

Travel zoom

$298

Size Slightly smaller
Weight Lighter
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Screen resolution Lower resolution screen
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Travel zoom

$361

GPS Has a GPS
Weight Lighter
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Travel zoom

$159 - $271

Zoom More zoom
Wide angle Better wide angle
Screen resolution Lower resolution screen

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